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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
EDGERT0N ON 0BERLY.
THE HOOSlER MEMBER CONTRApicTS
THE BISHOPS" VIEWS,

And Approves of Political Associations
Among tn. Goyernment Clerks - OPP
posed to Strict Construction of the Law
-Bayard and Garland Disagree on the
Seal Fishery Question.
WASHINGTON CITY. Oct 20-Civil Service
Comms Toner Edgerton has returned to
Washington from his home in Indiana,
where he has been confined by i'll health for
several weeks When his attention was
called to Commissioner Oberly's recent letter
to the Illinois Democratic association, he
talked very freely On the subject of political
clubs, and took issue with Oberly on the
propriety of officeholders belonging to state
associations and other political associations.
Il do not believe" he said, sin extreme or
strained constructions OF the civil service
law. The law will accomplish its full pur-
pose without irritating the public mind by
extreme constructions. These state organ-
cations have as much right to exist as they
ever had There is nothing in the law to pro-
hibt it. A man is not deprived OF the privi-
leges of citizenship because he assumes public
office, and think the idea that a man should
abandon his residence in a state-his citizen
ship-when he takes office in Washington is
preposterous. Why, il the law is to be con-
strued in this extreme manner it will array
the public against it. The legislative power
is above US all, and if the law is to be applied
so as to deprive man of every right of citi-
zenship because he takes office the danger is
that a demand will be made upon the legis-
lative power to wipe it out. Tbsre is no
,f has lhn laK
is all right, and it only needs to be construed
in accordance with common sense and prac-
teal experience Now, in their report Of
the Chicago investigation in regard to the
dismissal of Webster, subordinate of Col
lector Seeberger, Commissioners Oberly and
Lyman said:
"'Strong political views Webster had a
right to entertain, and during the time he
held a public place it was his right to give,
at proper times, strong expression to those
views. The opinion is not to be tolerated
that because man occupies place in the
classified civil service he must therefore sur
render his right to take an interest in the
politics of the country. No good citizen will
do so, and no degree of activity in effort To
advance the interest of the party opposed To
the administration should provided his par
tisan activity in no way interferes with his
public dutes-render insecure in the service
of the government the position of any person
who does not occupy place the discharge
of the duties of which affects public policies.
Nov, said Eigerton, that was said in
behalf of a government clerks right to op-
pose the administration OF course it will
not be claimed that clerk has not just as
much right to speak ani act in support of the
administration. The law does not prohibit
these political clHts and state associations.
There is nothing in it To forbid these men
to speak their minds politically, and to ex
ercse their rights as free men and citizens
A law that would attempt to do that wouli
not be tolerated in this country"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
OF GLADsToNE's SCHEME FOR THE
BENEFIT OF IRELAND.

The G. o. NJ. Declines to Go Into Detail
for ChamberIain's Denefit "A Speech
Astounding in ring Generalities,
and Various Provisos -Persico's Astouud-
ing Discovery-The Times Amazed.
LONDON, Oct. 20-Mr. Gladstone spoke
in the rink at Nottingham Wednesday even
ing in the presence of 5000 persons He
would, he said, sweep away bodily the law
of entail. and was especially strong in his
condemnation of the revival of the ''phan-
tasy" protection. He also urged extension OF
local government in the direction Of decen-
tralization, but said that these questions, to-
gether with those OF the liquor traffic and
the disestablishment of the church in Scot
land and Wales, could not be touched until
a sound ad justment Of the Irish question had
been reached.
1t was sometimes thought, he said, that he
should go further and bind himself, and, as
far as he could, his friends (who perhaps
would decline to be so bound, in determining
the precise manner in which all the principal
enactments in a future bill for the govern
ment of Ireland should be framed. He was
not prepared and did not intend TO so bind
himself. He had endeavored to give clear
and ineligible indications, and, as an honest
man should, he felt constrained to act
up to their letter and spirit. He had said in re-
gard to many important subjects that where
the difficulties were such as not to allow of
any proposals he would not be a party to
making any personal opinion of his impede
the settlement of the great question; pro-
vided, the settlement were composed with
conditions originally laid down and not
fraud upon the people; and provided also,
that Ireland accepted
Provided the settl ement does nothing to
impair but rather co strengthen and CONSOLE
date the unity of the empire" continued
Gladstone, land provided no just claim of
the minority be neglected. think it is a
wide pledge-the strongest pledge possible
that give in saying that in regard to the re-
tention OF Irish members at Westminster,
the use of imperial credit in the purchase of
Irish land, the delegation, instead Of the sur
render of power to an Irish parliament land
here let me interjsct the assertion
that no power ever was surrendered
and that there never was any proposal but to
delegate power). and in regard to the mode
of action by which, and the particular time
when, a system that is English and is anti
national in spirit is to be changed for a sys-
tenn that is Irish and national in spirt-to
all of these proposals the declaration that ]
have made applies and rely upon it, you
will find that neither nor any infirmities Of
mine WILL upon those points stand in the
way of the settlement desired by the two
countries IChaars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

SANTA FE n. NJ, Oct 20 In the trial of
Terenc.. Mullen at Bts Cruces, n NJ, on
the charge of land frauds the prisoner was
acquitted it having transplred that the
charges were brought 10y neighhors who had
private scores TO settle. During the trial the
assistant district attorney askei Mullen if he
had not teen tried aud COW icied in the Grim
inal conrt Of Sangamon county Ills, IN
March 1861. for tie crime of attempting to
steal the remains OF President Lincoln, and If
he did pot serve term under this sentence
Mullen admitted that he was the man. Since
his acquittal Mullen declines TO talk about his
connection with the attempted grave robbery
further than that he WAS inseigled into Ii by
uuStrulmlous companions.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
IN ORDINANCE
To Amend the Ordinances of the City
of Rock Island Relating to Health

anu Salaries.
Be il Ordained By the city Council Of the City Of
Rock Island:
SECTION /. That the first section of the ordi-
nance relating to health be amended TO read as
follows
There is hereby created an executive depsr,-
ment of the municipal government of the civ Of
Rock Island, to be known as the Department Of
Health TO consist Of the board of health as herein
constituted, together with such employees as the
CITY conncil may by ordinance determine The
hoard OF health shall consist of the mayor. of a
nealth commissioner, who shall be secretary of the
board, and OF the city marshsl The health com
missioner shall be appointed by the ma, or. with
the ap roval of the council
Sc In sections 4. q, Z, 8, ., IL, IL, II and 49,
OF tue above specified ordinance, The words Com.
mis- iottr OF health" shall be stricken ont and
Tue words DO I'd OF Health inserted, and the
necessary changes made In proHouns
SEC. s. Section 10 OF said ordinance shall be
amended by changing require" 10 request and
the follow ng addition: I'm case the requests of
The comm ssioner Of health cannot be complied
with, Consistently with the orders of the mayer or
IN case the city marshal shall deem the request.
unreasonable. he shall At once report the case to
the mayor for his consideration"
SIC, 4. Section Is OF ssid ordinance shall be
amended by striking out every week" and /, set-
ing In place thereon las often as deemed adyisa-
Bile by himself, and Whenever requested by the
mayor or city marshal.
SECS. The Office and salary Of depBt, com
m ssioner OF health is hereby abolished.
Sec. g. This ordinance shall be In force and
take effect Immediately upon the passage thereof
and approval BY the mayor
Passed Oct Z, 1887.
Attest: RoBxRr KoEzLER, City Clerk.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

THE manufacture uf The heet~rout
sugar is one of the most important INDUS
tries of Austria. hut Hungary occupies
very secondary position IN tbs respect.
There are at present in Austria 2l2 fac
tories, which work up above N, 1000 tons
of beet per annum The total quantity
of heel consumed by these works during
the last campaign was 2,44l, 9l3 tons,
whilst in Hungarian factories only l73. >
15S tons of beet were used The total
excise duty amounts now to Geurly 81
00O, coo forms
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

CHICAGO, Oct 10 1t is stated that Armour
& Co., the Allertop Packing company, and
other heavy packers have pledged themselves
to leave the old Union stock yards and move
their packing houses and business to the pro-
posed new stock yards at Lyons. about six
miles further from the city than the old
yards. 1t is also stated that number of
railroads have signed contracts taking inter-
psts in the new yards This change will be
the most important ever made in the west 1t
will mean the abandonment of the old yards
with its 10000, 600 capital stock and its sO0
acres of land The packers named kill more
than three-quarters of the live stock received
hars
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
ALiTTLe DISAGREEMENT.



WASHINGTON CITY. Oct. 3u.-Tt Star saws:
There Is another report current of disagree
ment in the cabiuel thar NAV lead TO one or
more designations The trouble, it is stated.
is between Mr. Garland and Mr. Bayard,
and grows out OF the seal fishery question.
The seizures of Canadian vessels in Alaskan
waters made by the treasury departing mt
were according to the laws on the statute
books Mr.. Bayari, as is known, holds that
this claim to the jurisdiction over the
Alaskan waters beyond the threemile
limit is not tenatle When the cases
came before the United States courts at
Sitka it became the duty of the attorney gen.
eral through his officials TO secure the en-
forcement of the law as he found it, and in
this to defend the action of the treasury de
partment 1t is stated that the briefs in
the cases prepared by the department argue
strongly the side of the question opposed by
Mr. Bayard aad thereby place him in an
awkward position in disputing the similar
claim of Canada TO jurisdiction beyond the
three-mile limit in Canadian waters MIR
Bayard, it is stated, will lay the matter be-
fore the preSid eHt on his return, and will re-
sign il he is not sustained in his position.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

Summer hotels have given the rural
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

Oats-New &c.
Hay-Timolny
Hsy-Wild, ss:O01Sla.O0.
Millet-$l2.
Rye-45c.
Corn old 42c. New, 35c.
Potatoes 55Q65c.
Potatoes Sweet g0c
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
the GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE


SLEEPING
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
Address: F. D. CLARKE, M. D..
1S6 So. Clark Street. Chicago, IL.
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.


The undersigned having been appointed admin
istra,rix of the estate of Frank Do0nan late of
the county of Rock Island state Of Illinois.
deceased, hereby gives notice that she will APP
pear before the county court of Rock Island
county, Al the office Of the clerk of said court,
in the city of Rock Island At the December term
ON the First Monday in Dee mbcr next. at which
time all persons having claims aganst said es
tate are Notified and requested TO attend for the
purpose of having the same adjusted All persons
indebted to said estate are requested 10 make i'm
mediate payment TO the undersigned
dated this esth day of = pirmher 4 n. 1887.
ANNA poo An. Administrative.
PtEAssNr~S HUEsr. ANY, for AdmX
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
Haskell Assumes the Responsibility.
CHOPPED HIS FOOT OFF


To Save Him from Burning AIive-A
Conductors Criminal CareIessness.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct 20-Two Burlington
& Missouri freight trains collided near the
village of Woodlawn, four miles north OF
here, about O'Clock Wednesday morning
The engine and dozen cars were completely
wrecked The wreck Immediately took fire
Isaac Davenport, a brakeman on one of the
trains got his right foot caught between the
engine tender and an iron bar The flames
were drawing nearer to him, and the only
way to release him was to chop his foot off
with an ak. He sustained the ordeal and
was brought here. His knee was so crushed
that it was necessary to amputate the leg
above that point The shock in his weak
condition was very great and at noon he was
reported dying. The wreck was caused by
the carelessness of the conductor of the
north-bound train, who pulled out without
noticing that the other train had not regis
tered. He has disappeared.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

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the defects of any of them. 1t cures
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Group, whopping cough, influenza, broni-
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gists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct 20-The mo
tion to appoint receivers for the Mormon
church property was argued Wednesday. 1t
is claimed that the late President Taylor
conveyed to different officials SIG, 900, 0OU
worth of property of the church, lea, ing
only about $3.50 900 visible and the court is
asked to order a search for the property The
defence claims, on the other hand, that the
church corporation has been dissolved and
that its property is in the hands of trustees
The arguments will occupy several DAYS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

to bequeath to your children is strong,
clean, pure cOnstitutiOn-better than
wealth, because it will never prove a
curse. You cannot give what you do
not possess, but mothers will find in Dr.
Pierce's FayOTite Prescription wonder
full help-cOrrecting all weaknesses, bring
ing their system into perfect condition, so
that their children, untainled, shall rise
up to call them blessed
There il no drugg-t in all the land
But always keeps stock OIL haHd
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
THE DAILY ARGUS
JOHN PoT5eR.
THURSDAY. OCTOBER 90. 1887.

THE managers Of the Chicago opera
house have begun determined war
against the ticket spec ulatnrs. Only four
seats are sold to one person unless he Is
positively identified us not being connect
ed in any way with the ticket spectators,
and in this way the public are gwen AS
fair a chance to obtain the best seats as
possible. That they have awaited them>
selves Of this is made evident by the TACT
that the advance sale rracHed the Total OF
S4O.OON.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

MINNEAPOLIS. Oct 20-Harry Gilmore,
ex-champion light weight pugilist ol Canada,
and Billy Myers, champion light weight OF
Illinois, had bloody fight to finish at st.
Croix, near the state line Wednesday morn
ing Gilmore was knocked out In the fifth
round, and Myers took the s., 00O stakes.
Some sc, 900 changed hands
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
The Railway MYsterY Solved.

New BRUNSWICK N. j., Oct 90 -Detec-
tives Wednesday succeeded in establishing
the identity of the woman mysteriously muir
dered at Railway several months ago The
victim was Mrs Annie Ingram, who two
years ago came to America from Birming-
ham, England. She had been married three
or four times, and was of dissipated habits
Her last marriage took place only few
months before her death Her husband,
whose name the detectives decline to give,
has disanneared
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

PoTTsv1LLE, Pa, Oct 20 Henry Staff
ner, aged "A years, Wednesday morning shot
and killed his wife, aged IS years, and then
committed suicide 10y shooting himself in the
mouth The couple We're married about
year ago he lasing wiiower and she
widow. Staffner was comparatively well
off but of penurions and mornse disposi-
ton, and the couple never lived harmonious
ly. Both leave families of adult children.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

RICHMOND, Va, Oct 2O-Mrs Clara Ty-
Ter, of Philadelphia, was recently knocked
down by vehicle in the streets of that city
and injured so that she died in a hospital
soon afterward In her dying moments she
continually murmured that she must see
Governor Lee. Her friends could not under
stand her meaning. 1t is now learned that
she had started for this city to bring cou-
siderable amount of money as q contribution
to the r E. Lee monument, having previous
" notified Governor Lee of her intention to
do 50. The money, as well as valuable dia-
mond pin, had disappeared before her rela-
tives found her at the hospital
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

CHICAGO, Oct 20-The national conven-
ton of employing printers was again in Sos
sion Wednesday. The chief business was
transacted by Il conference committee Of the
employers and committee OF the lnterna-
tioual Typographical union, which met for
the purpose OF effecting a settlement of the
nine-hour demand. Two conferences were
held during the day and ope i'll the evening.
but no information in regard to them was
given
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct 20-The twenty
first annual general convention of the Uni
versalist church began here Wednesday Sec
Rotary J. l. Demarest, d. D.. reported that
there are 9i6 Universalist parishes in the
United States and Canada, with member
ship Of SO 291 and property valued at s., 22226,
569 less de0D. The committee on profession
of faith reported an amended profession, 1t
declares the necessity ct personal regenera-
ton, hut predicts the nual holluesS and hapIi-
ness Of all mankind
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
Church and state in Prussia.

BERLIN, Oct 20-Doctor Kopp bishop of
Fulda, was formally indicted into Office
Wednesday as prince bishop of Breslau, the
ranking Roman Catholic prelate of Prussia
Doctor Won Gossler, Prussian minister of
public instruction, medical affairs and wor-
ship eulogized the bishops services in estab-
fishing peace between the church and state,
and the new prince bishop replied that it
would be his duty and pleasure to do every
thing possible for the welfare of both in the
future as it had been in the past.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

DULUTH, Mimi, Oct. 2O.-A freight train
was wrecked at Fon du Lac, about twenty
miles out, on the St Paul & Duluth road
Wednesday evening and Conductor Baker is
reported killed. Full particulars of the
wreck are not yet learned here, but there lisa
heavy grade from Pacific Junction to Fon
du Lac, and it is probable the engineer and
brakemen lost control Of their heavy train.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

BosToN, Oct. 20 Senators Hoar and Frye,
Hon. john d. Long, Henry Cabot Lodge, o.
H. Plat, of Connecticut; Robert P Porter,
of Philadelphia, Gen. William F. Draper, w
W. Rice, Cakes Ames, and other distin
guished men were present Wednesday night
at the first banquet of the newly formed
protective tariff organization known as the
Home Market club" Senator Frye made Il
long Speech and others also spoke, strongly
advocating the protective tariff principle
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
The Fayor,te Line to California.

The Great Rock Island &C., r. l. & P.
r. 4. offers choice of rontes beyond
the Missouri river on both single and
round trip tickets. First-class excursions
every week. Rates as low as the lowest
Trans conn posed of elegant day coaches,
superb dining cars, magnificent chair
cars and Pullman palace sleeping cars.
For full information, address, E. A. Hol-
brook, G. T. & P. A, Chicago, Ill.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

ROME, Oct 20.-Several snow-storms are
prevailing throughout Italy. In many places
the crops have been seriously injured aud
cattle severely frostb tten. A hurricane Wis
tied Venice Tuesday, unroofng many houses
and doing much damage. The storm was
also felt at Pisa, where several persons were
drowned in the lake of Como.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

BosToN, Mass, Oct. IA package ex-
ploded in the Adams express office on Court
street Wednesday night, slightly injuring
Waterman and breaking good deal of glass
No trace of the package is left and the of
ficials say they don't know what it contained,
whence it came, or TO whom 1T was consigned.
They are investigating the matter with the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20
THE FAMOUS ALBERT LEA ROUTE


FastE
and Minnesota
desirable
Minneapolis, St Paul
med
of patrons
Ticket Offices the
United States and Il
R. r. GABLE E ST. John. E A. H0LBR00K
LGeTns Genl TIT Pass
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

In the opinion of many nurses, training
shoots for children is very much needed
in this country, This opinion would
probably be shared by great majority of
infants if they were capable of forming
an opinion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

LONDON, Oct 20-The Times SAYS: 1T is a
fact beyond question that Mr. Gladstone's
oratorical performance beats the record of
all the statesmen who ever attempted to gov
ern a country by their gifts of speech We
stand amazed at the fecundity of language
and physical endurance displayed by man
completing his 18th year. In substance,
however, his speeches are deplorabIe."
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

COPENHAGEN, Oct h-The Russian
schooner Johannes was towed into this har-
Dor Wednesday in distress The carpenter OF
the vessel, being eHraged to the point Of in
sanity, murdered the captain and five of his
crew, and the vessel WAS found floating help
less, the men remaining being insufficient tc
work her
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

ST. LOUIS, No, Oct 20-George Francis
Train, who has been in this city lecturing
since Sunday, threatens to sue The Missouri
Republican for 500, 900 for the editorial in
Wednesday mornings paper suggesting that
"Citizen Train should examine the St Louis
insane asylum with view of making it his
permanent residence"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

LANCASTER, N H, Oct. 20.-1he grand
jury of Coos county has found an indictment
against DR.. Webb, of New York, son-iu-la \
of the late W H Vanderbilt and Mai
Wetmore for cruelty in driving six-horse
team to the summit Of Mt Washington from
Glen house, eight miles, i'll one hour, nine
minutes and forty-saven seconds
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-20

DUBLIN, Oct 20-The sub-commissioners
under the land act, now sitting at Thurles,
have in large number Of cases reduced the
present rents by from 40 to 50 per cent, e
reduction in some instances Of % per cent
below the government valuation.